The Overground route will be added to Central, Piccadilly, Victoria, Jubilee and Northern line services already running 24-hours

The east London route will be further extended in 2018 to include Highbury and Islington station.

More than 6.5million night tube journeys have been made since services were launched last year, after lengthy delays.

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: “Our Night Tube services have been a real success right across the capital, so I’m delighted to announce that we’ll be bringing the Night Overground to the East London line later this year.

“It will provide huge benefits to Londoners and visitors to our city, helping those working hard through the night and all those out enjoying everything London has to offer, as well as creating jobs and boosting our economy.”

The new service will not call at Whitechapel until summer 2018 as works are being carried out at the station.

There are also plans for the Night Tube to be extended to parts of the Metropolitan, Circle, District, and Hammersmith & City lines once modernisation programmes are complete in 2023.

MOST READ IN NEWS

'KILLER COUPLE'

First picture of couple charged with murdering kids in 'arson attack'

NAIL HORROR

Mum gets blood poisoning and loses part of thumb after ripping off false nails

MOWED DOWN ON THE PAVEMENT

Lad 12, slams motorbike into schoolgirl, 15, putting her in coma

mum pal stab rap

Pregnant mum-of-three, 29, 'stabbed to death at home by a friend'

FIXERS HIT FOR SIX

Sun investigation smashes bookies' plot to rig third Ashes Test

DEATH PLUNGE

Moment daredevil falls to death from the roof of a 62-storey skyscraper

Jonathan Fox, TfL’s Director of London Rail, said: “The East London route is one of the most popular parts of the London Overground network, particularly late in the evening.

“Expanding night services to this key part of London Overground will make it easier for customers to enjoy the vibrant night time culture that East London has to offer, supporting the economy in this much-loved area of the capital.